FORMAT=WF1 (EViews workfile)

WF1 is the EViews™ workfile format. It’s a Labeled Table format available for series input (only), on all RATS versions.

RATS Instructions

data(format=wf1)	read series from WF1 into memory
store(convert=wf1)	copy series from WF1 to RATS format

Interface Operations

Data Wizard

You can read series using Data/Graphics—Data (Other Formats).

Series Window and RATS Data File Window

You can import series using File–Import... or the toolbar button.

Details

Data in a WF1 file are stored as named series which will be read or imported using those names. You can read all the series by leaving the series list blank on either DATA or STORE, or you can request specific series by listing just the ones you want. If you import directly into a data list, you will get all series.

Each file has a data frequency and start date, so you can read a subset of entries or change the frequency and get the standard compaction or expansion handling.

Because these are often “work files” rather than simply data files, they will often include extra series (like residuals) which are derived from the original data series. If you use the Data Wizard, you may want to trim the list of series to include just the data and do any further transformations yourself.

Example

open data yen1kp.wf1

calendar(m) 1973:1

data(format=wf1) 1973:01 1996:07 dm yen